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Adrian Edmondson films Bottom documentary
Friday 9th February 2024
Adrian Edmondson has now filmed his contributions to Bottom: Exposed, a new documentary looking at the classic sitcom he created with Rik Mayall.
Black Ops wins at Broadcast Awards 2024
Friday 9th February 2024
Winners at the Broadcast Awards 2024 included Black Ops, Dreaming Whilst Black, Russell Brand: In Plain Sight and Joe Lycett's Got Your Back.
Romesh & Shanthi's Parental Guidance quiz piloted for ITV
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Romesh Ranganathan and his mother Shanthi are reuniting on screen for a primetime ITV comedy quiz pilot, Romesh & Shanthi's Parental Guidance.
Philomena Cunk to return in BBC special Cunk's Quest For Meaning
Monday 5th February 2024
BBC Two will broadcast Cunk's Quest For Meaning, a one-off 75 minute special in which Diane Morgan will reprise her role as Philomena Cunk to try and discover the meaning of life.
Dreaming Whilst Black gets Series 2 commission
Monday 5th February 2024
Dreaming Whilst Black, the comedy starring Adjani Salmon as an aspiring filmmaker, is to return to BBC Three for six more episodes.
Man Like Mobeen Series 5 confirmed
Monday 5th February 2024
Man Like Mobeen, the sitcom starring Guz Khan, will return to BBC Three for a fifth series.
Alan Partridge to return in new BBC comedy series And Did Those Feet
Monday 5th February 2024
BBC One will broadcast And Did Those Feet... With Alan Partridge, a new six-part spoof documentary series starring Steve Coogan as his famous character.
Gregor Fisher & Greg McHugh to star in BBC One sitcom Only Child
Monday 5th February 2024
Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh are reuniting to play father and son in a new BBC One sitcom, Only Child, in which McHugh is a budding author, returning to his family home in North-East Scotland to look after his recently widowed, ageing and wilful dad, (Fisher), as he slips into ever more eccentric and erratic behaviour.
Stan & Gran preschool comedy to air on Channel 5
Wednesday 31st January 2024
Channel 5's Milkshake! strand has commissioned Stan & Gran, a 52-part animated comedy aimed at preschoolers. The "funny and heart-warming" format focuses on a 7 year-old boy and his grandmother investigating mysterious goings-on.
Stevens & McCarthy and The Chief return to BBC Scotland
Tuesday 30th January 2024
BBC One Scotland has commissioned a series of new sketch show Stevens & McCarthy, as well as a spin-off sitcom from Scot Squad following Jack Docherty as The Chief.